Scientific papers
This review paper by Okine, Zarei, Roggow, and Dehghan (2025) provides a high-level map of how human factors (HF) research in aviation safety has evolved and where it is heading. Recent growth reflects increasing attention to organisational factors, safety management, and the interaction between humans, technology, and complex operational environments.
Written by K-HUB
Airline pilot and human factors research scientist Dr Kimberly Perkins shares her latest work, “Enhancing Flight Deck Resilience and Optimizing Risk Mitigation: A Sociotechnical Approach.” This paper explores the flight deck as a sociotechnical system, emphasising the critical role of the cognitive, affective, communicative, and collaborative activities pilots use to manage information, coordinate with their crew, and make informed decisions.
Written by K-HUB
What shapes the soul of an organization? In his groundbreaking book, Organizational Culture and Leadership, Edgar H. Schein delves into this question, uncovering how culture and leadership are intricately intertwined. Schein asserts that leaders don’t just operate within organizational culture—they actively create, shape, and evolve it. This post unpacks the key insights from this seminal work, explores Schein’s frameworks, and examines their relevance in shaping modern workplaces.
Written by Konstantinos Pechlivanis
The PACDEFF (Pacific and Australasian CRM Developers and Facilitators Forum) conference is the place to go for CRM developers and facilitators. In their extensive archives section you can find many of the presentations given at past conferences online. A wealth of information for any CRM enthusiast!
Written by Daan
The scientist and theorist behind the theory of situation awareness, Mica Endsley recently shared new research on the links between situation awareness and workload.
Situation awareness and workload have both received considerable attention over the past several decades. This study investigated the relationship between these two constructs, finding that SA decreases as workload increases. This is not always the case however…
Written by K-HUB
The document, The Science of Teamwork: Progress, Reflections, and the Road Ahead, by Eduardo Salas and colleagues, reflects on nearly a century of research on teams. It highlights 10 key insights.
Written by Daan
In this article Mizzi and McCarthy from Griffith university take a look at flight crew briefings and explain how to incorporate TEM and improve resilience.
Written by Daan
In the article below, details of an operational evaluation of a startle management method are shared. The method is similar to that described in the EASA/NLR report.
Written by Daan
In this paper, Helmreich et al. discuss EMCRM: error management CRM (5th generation CRM).
Written by Daan
In this seminal paper, Salas et al discuss the state of CRM.
Written by Daan
